Cerrahi Sonrası Ağrı Insidansı ve Analjezik Kullanım Miktarının Belirlenmesi

Authors : Kadriye Acar, Hüseyin Acar, Figen Demir, Fatma Eti Aslan

Pages : 89-95

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Publication Date : 2016-06-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Objectives: Worldwide, surgical patients frequently complain about post-operative pain. Despite improvements in pharmacology and technology, post-operative pain still remains an important problem. This descriptive study was conducted in a surgery clinic to determine patients’ pain incidence, analgesic use and related factors. Patients and Methods: Our research was conducted between 01.09.2012-01.01.2013 in the general surgery clinic of Kocaeli University Research and Training Hospital. Patients who had undergone abdominal surgical operation and on post-operative day two were included in the study. One hundred and fifty patients agreed to participate. A quantitative evaluation scale was used to determine patients’ pain levels. A researcher interviewed each patient individually, and the data was recorded in the research paper. Results: According to the findings in our study 77.3% of patients had varying levels of pain and 22.7% did not have any pain. There was no relationship between pain and personal demographics, previous surgery or pain from different locations. We also found that 3% of patients did not use any analgesics, 78% of patients used only opioids and the remainder used NSAID, opioid or acetaminophen paracetamol alone or combined intravenously. Conclusion: In conclusion postoperative pain is founded to have a high incidence despite new and proven analgesia. Nurses should follow current approaches in the treatment of pain and should utilize other disciplines in order to use effective methods of pain management.
Keywords : Postoperative pain, analgesic drugs, pain management